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STATE AID FOR FREE HIGH SCHOOLS. 



The first returns on the basis of an "Act for the Improvement 
of Free High Schools" will be due from the towns to the State 
Superintendent of Schools during July, 1910. The law pro- 
vides that payment of State aid shall be made to towns during 
the month of December. Towns, precincts and unions of 
towns meeting the provisions of the law will be entitled; to 
re-imbursement for two-thirds of the amount spent for instruc- 
tion exclusive of tuitions, but no town, precinct or union of 
towns will be entitled to receive more than $500 in any one 
year. The same proportion and limit of re-imbursement apply 
in the cases of high schools of any of the three classes A, B 
or C. 




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CLASS A. HIGH SCHOOLS 

Any town, precinct or union of towns will not be entitled to 
State aid for the support of a high school of Class A. unless 
the returns show : 

i. That the high school was legally established by vote of 
town, precinct or union of towns. 

2. That at least $850 were expended during the yeaY for 
instruction exclusive of all tuitions. 

3. That at least two teachers were employed. ^ 

4. That the school was in session for at least thirty-six 
weeks. 

5. That an approved laboratory equipment was supplied. 

6. That a four years' standard course of study, approved by 
the State Superintendent of Public Schools, was maintained. 

CLASS B. HIGH SCHOOLS 

Any town, precinct or union of towns will not be entitled to 
State aid for the support of a high school of Class B. unless 
the returns show that : 

1. The school was legally established by vote of the town, 
precinct or union of towns. 

2. That at least $500 were expended for instruction exclu- 
sive of all tuitions. 

3. ■ That^the school was in session at least thirty-six weeks. 

4. That an approved equipment was provided. 

5. That % standard course of study, approved by the State 
Superintendent of Public Schools, covering at least two years 
of secondary school work was maintained. 

CLASS C. HIGH SCHOOLS 

Any town, precinct or union of towns will not be entitled to 
State aid for the support of a high school of Class C. unless the 
returns show that: 

1. The school was legally established by vote of the town, 
precinct or union of towns. 



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S 5^ 2. That at least $450 were expended for instruction exclu- 
,-.^sive of all tuitions. 

3. That at least one approved four years' course of study- 
as maintained. 

4. That the school was in session for at least thirty weeks. 



COURSES OF STUDY 

CLASS A. HIGH SCHOOL 

The English or college course as outlined on the following 
pages represents the minimum requirement for an approved 
high school of Class A. 

Note : A school offering one course meets the requirements 
of the law. The English course is recommended to schools that 
adopt but one course. It is strongly urged, however, that com- 
mittees having charge of schools of this class adopt both the 
English and college preparatory courses. These two may be 
offered with only a slight extension of the number of recitation 
periods. 

CLASS B. HIGH SCHOOL 

The minimum requirements for high schools of Class B. are 
represented by the first two years of the English or college 
preparatory course. (See note under Class A.) 



CLASS C. HIGH SCHOOL 

A course specially arranged for schools of this class is given 
on page ten. The special needs and circumstances of .th^ 
community and school will suggest changes in this outline) but 
such changes should be submitted for the- approval of" the State 
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LABORATORY EQUIPMENT. 

The minimum laboratory requirement presupposes : 

f ] ^ A room specially equipped for the teaching of science. 

(2) A stock room, or large closet, for the storage of 
apparatus. 

(3) A liberal supply of scientific reference books in the 
school library. 

The minimum laboratory requirement for Physics and Chem- 
istry is given on the following pages. The so-called "sub- 
sciences," (Physical Geography, Geology, Botany, Astronomy, 
etc.) may call for an equipment of charts, specimens, and micro- 
scopes. Suitable apparatus can be secured by conference with 
the local dealer or from the L. E. Knott Apparatus Company, 
No. 16 Harcourt St., Boston. 

CHEMISTRY. 

Individual Apparatus (estimated cost $6.00 to $7.00.) 
Each pupil should be provided with the following apparatus : 
4 wide mouthed bottles (horse-radish size). 
1 soda bottle. 
1 glass stirring rod. 
1 glass funnel. 
1 flask (200 cc). 
1 graduate (50 cc). 
1 mortar and pestle. 
6 test tubes. 
1 test tube rack. 
1 test tube holder. 
1 thistle tube. 

1 Bunsen burner or alcohol lamp. 

4 reagent bottles (marked HC1, ILSO, HNO, NILOH).. 
1 pneumatic trough. 
1 blow pipe. 
1 iron ring stand. 
1 porcelain evaporating dish. 
1 asbestos paper. 

1 fine wire gauze (4 inches square). 
1 iron, or tin, plate. 
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1 round file. 

1 triangular file. 

1 nest of beakers. 

General Apparatus. In addition to an adequate supply of 
chemicals, the laboratory should contain such amounts of the 
following apparatus as the size of the class demands : 

Scales with metric weights, electrolytic apparatus, dry bat- 
teries, Fahrenheit thermometer, centigrade thermometer, wire 
cutter, metric rule, liquid cell, glass tubing, copper wire, filter 
papers, litmus paper, platinum wire, rubber tubing. 

PHYSICS. 

The following list of apparatus (estimated cost, $60.00) 
constitutes the minimum requirement for a single pupil, or for 
a class of four working in divisions of two pupils each. Where 
the class exceeds that number, a duplication of many of the 
parts will be expected. 

2 meter sticks, metric scale on one side, English scale on the 

other. 
1 iron weight 1 kilo. 
1 iron weight 1-2 kilo, 
i set metric weights, kilo to 1 gram. 

1 set iron weights 16-oz., 8-oz., and 4-oz. 

2 each, flasks 100 cc, 300 cc, and 500 cc. 
2 each, beakers 2-oz., 4-oz., and 8-oz. 

6 test tubes, 6" long. 

1 spool bare copper wire, No. 30. 

1 spool bare copper wire, No. 18. 

1 cylindrical graduate, 500 cc. 

1 perforated iron ball, 1" diameter. 

1 perforated brass ball, 1" diameter. 

t perforated lead ball, 1" diameter. 

1 spring balance, 8-oz. and 250 grams. 

1 spring balance, 64-oz. and 2000 grams. 

1 apparatus for specific gravity. 

1 hydrometer jar. 

1 scale pan. 

1 dozen brass weights, with hooks on top and bottom. 

1 car for inclined plane. 

1 inclined plane. 




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i single pulley. 

i double pulley. 

i triple pulley. 

2 pulleys with screws. 

i tuning fork Ci. 

I tuning fork C2. 

1 sonometer. 

1 dozen candles. 

1 kerosene lamp with asbestos shade. 

1 greased card for Bunsen photometer. 

1 Fahrenheit thermometer. 

1 centigrade thermometer. 

1 each glass funnels 2 1-2", 3" and 4". 
1-2 lb. assorted glass tubing. 

2 bar magnets 12". 

1 horseshoe magnet 8". 

1 magnetic needle, agate bearing. 

1 galvanometer. 

1 lb. iron filings. 

1 piece fine wire gauze 4 x 4". 

2 gravity cells 6x8". 
'5 lbs. copper sulphate. 
1 resistance box. 

1 set spools of double silk insulated wire, known lengths and 
sizes, 
gold leaf electroscope, 
hard rubber rod. 
glass rod. 
rubber comb. 

Boyle's law tube and support. 
lb. mercury. 

horn pan balance with weights, 
mounted resonance tube and piston, 
lb. fine shot. 

piece iron wire gauze 6" square, 
electrophorus. 
alchohol lamps. 

double convex lens, 10 centimeters focus, 
double convex lens, 15 centimeters focus, 
double convex lens, 5 centimeters focus, 
holder for lenses. 




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TUITION OF STUDENTS IN APPROVED STANDARD 
SECONDARY SCHOOLS 

According to the provisions of Sections 63 and 64 of Chapter 
15 of the Revised Statutes as amended by the Public Laws of 
1909, and as provided in "An Act for the Improvement of Free 
High Schools," any student residing in a town that does not 
support a high school having an approved standard secondary 
course, may attend a high school of Class A. or B., or an 
approved academy, and such student's tuition will be paid by 
the town of his residence, provided he has been found qualified 
to pursue such a course, and provided he maintains a satisfac- 
tory standard of scholarship. The liability of the town in each 
tuition case does not exceed thirty dollars in any one year. Any 
student who resides in a town supporting a high school of Class 
B. will not be entitled to payment of tuition in another school 
for the first two years of the secondary school course. 

Any student seeking the advantages of Sections 63 and 64 
must be examined by the superintendent of schools of the town 
in which he resides. Papers for these examinations are to be 
procured from the State Superintendent of Public Schools. 
The local superintendent of schools should publicly announce 
the date and place of these examinations. Papers for State 
examinations for entrance to secondary schools will be ready 
for distribution June 15th and August 15th of each year. 
Examinations for entrance may be conducted within a stated 
time after the above named dates. 

Principals and school authorities having charge of secondary 
schools should not receive students unless they present certifi- 
cates showing they have satisfactorily met the requirements of 
the law relating to examination. 

Students certificated on local examinations given prior to 
July 3, 1909, will not be required to take additional examination 
for entrance in September, 1909. 





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ACADEMY COURSES 

ENGLISH AND COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSES 

The minimum requirements for the foregoing courses out- 
lined for free high schools, apply likewise to the English and 
college preparatory courses in academies seeking special aid 
under the provisions of Sections 76 to 82 of Chapter 15 of the 
Revised Statutes as amended. 

TEACHERS' TRAINING COURSE 

Academies seeking special aid for a teachers' training course 
as provided under Section 76 of Chapter 15 of the Revised 
Statutes may arrange such a course in conjunction with »the 
English Course. The following additional requirements are 
made in the case of the training course for teachers : 

A. The school must employ a critic teacher who is a grad- 
uate of a normal school of a grade equal to that of the State 
normal schools. 

B. The course must provide opportunity for not less than 
six weeks of practice work in schools of elementary grade. 

C. During the last two years of the course an average of 
not less than two forty-five minute periods each day must be 
devoted to the following subjects : 

1. History of Education. 

2. Elementary Psychology. 

3. School Management. 

4. Methods of Teaching. 

5. School Law. 

6. Model School Observation and Practice. 

The foregoing subjects are named in the order in which they 
should be offered in the course. 

MANUAL TRAINING COURSE 

Under the provisions of Chapter 102 of the Public Laws of 
1909 special State aid may also be granted to academies that 
offer courses in agriculture, manual training or domestic science. 

The following minimum requirements are made for the 
course in manual training : 




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Such course may be offered supplementary to one of the fore- 
going courses but must be continued through the four years of 
the regular course and must be offered for not less than two 
forty-five minute periods each week. The course must be given 
under the direction of a teacher specially trained for the work, 
and a full equipment of benches and tools must be provided. 

The following subjects are suggested for the course in manual 
training : 

i. Mechanical Drawing (required throughout the 
course.) 

* 2. Basketry and Weaving. 

* 3. Leather Working. 

* 4. Wood Working. 

* 5. Metal Working. 
6. Forging. 

* For a detailed list of models see pages 22-23 °f the pam- 
phlet "Special Course in Manual Training," which may be had 
by application to the State Educational Department. 






COURSE IN DOMESTIC SCIENCE 

The course in domestic science may be offered in connection 
with one of the regular four years' courses of the academy. 
Such a course must be offered for not less than the equivalent 
of two forty-five minute recitation periods each week. It must 
be given under the direction of a teacher specially trained for 
the work, and a full equipment must be provided. 



AGRICULTURAL COURSE 

For a special course in agriculture for academies see "A 
Course in Agriculture for High Schools and Academies in 
Maine." This course will be sent on application to the State 
Superintendent of Schools. 









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